Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-05-23
CITY.

Official Proceedings of the Monday
Evenings Meeting.
Council Chambers, City of Yank,on.
Monday May 10Th, 1887, s O'Clock p. m.
Council convened in regular session, and
the mayor being absent was called to
order by the clerk. Roll called.
All members present except Alderman
Gilman.
On motion Alderman English was
elected mayor pro ten.
Minutes of the last two meetings read
and approved,
Petition of Fred Donaldson and others
asking that the water main on Third
street be extended from Capitol street
to Picotte street, presented, read and OF
motion referred to committee oa water
works.
Petition of s. B. Coulson and @. Fl.
Bates, praying for the construction off
sidewalk on the west side of Mulberry
street In front OF lots 10, IL, IL, IS and
Ia, block 20 lower Yankton, presented,
read and on motion referred to commit
tee on grades, streets and alleys.
Petition of Martin & Anderson licensed
plumbers, asking that a uniform rate be
established for tapping the water mains,
presented and read.
Alderman MoVay moved that action
on the petition be deferred until after
the reading of the report of the commit
tee on water works now on the table.
Carried.
Petition of Frank Sumner asking the
privilege Of connecting with the main
with q four inch pipe or with the n.y.
dreat on Capitol street. presented. read
and ON motion referred to the commit
tee on water works.
The committee on grades, streets and
alleys made the following report.
10 the Mayor and Council: Your
committee on grades, streets and alleys.
to whom the petition of John r. M.
Pierce. and A.. F. Bartlett, asking the
council to yacate the alley north and
south through block 40 lower Yankton,
was referred, have carefully examined
and considered the matter embraced in
said petition, and would report thereon
as follows:
The original owner or owners Of lower
Yankton who plated the same into lots
and blocks, dedicated the streets and
alleys to the public, that is every man,
woman and child desiring to use such
streets and alleys. In the present case
the two petitioners appear to be the
twin owners of block 40 lower Yankton,
and upon that sole ground they ask the
c~onnoil to vacate said alley. While it
might be o temporary convenience t
these two gentle.nen to occupy the
block as an entirety, freed from the alley
therein, at the same time we are of the
opinion that the vacation of said alley
would be an act of injustice to the prop
erty owners in the blocks adjoining, and
would be against the general good policy
of the city, which we believe oommends
preservation of the original city plat in
tact, for the benefit of all the people and
not for the convenience of q couple of
property owners, who, for the time
being, happen to W an entire block.
Suppose the council grants the prayer
of the petitioners and vacate the alley.
In o few years these gentlemen may
divide up this same block and sell parts
thereof to other parties. Then it may
transpire that property owners may pc.
tition the city authorities to reopen
this same alley and then it Will be that
the city will necessarily have t pay for
what 10 now proposed the CITY shall give
away. We do not believe in this, and
we do believe that 30 long as this alley is
now the property OF the city for the
public use, as such it should remain,
and we therefore report back to the
council the petition above referred to
with the Recommendation that the
prayer therein be not granted, and that
the further consideration of said petit.
tion be indefinitely postponed.
BY the committee on grades, streets
and alleys.
JAMEs Grove, Chairman Committee.
. Alderman Branch moved that t..s re.
port be adopted. Carried.
} The executive committee made the
following report which on motion was
adopted:
To the Honorable Mayor and City
Council, Yankton, Dakota-Gentlemen
Your executive committee to whom the
bids for printing hsve been re-
ferred, have examined the same and
would respectfully recommend as fol.
lows.
!, l. That the bid of $500 of the daily
Press and Dakotaian for publishing the
: proceedings of the council, the delin,
qaent tax list and all official notices OF
! the mayor, council and city offices be
accepted, and the daily Press and Dako
taian be declared the official paper O
this city.
2. That the bid of Bowen & Kings
, bury for printing
Envelopes 9's.
: List Of committees.
Tax receipts.
Treasurer's certificates of redemption
Certificates Of election and
Poll books be accepted, aad the prinI.
y ing OF the same be awarded them.
3. That the printing of
Letter heads.
Note headB.
Envelopes 6's.
9 Council rules.
: Liquor licenses.
Warrants (printed).
Poll tau receipts.
Tax deeds.
Railroad and school bonds.
al Printing in pamphlet form.
Postal cards printed.
All blanks 7x81s inches.
. All blanks 81ax14 be awarded to Loui
Cavalier,
oil JoHN MAX,
y JACOB BRAUoH,
j. a.. BALMAT,
. Executive Committee.
Committee on water works made tn